THINGS TO LOOK FOR TODAY

The Commission on Sustainable Development will open its second
session this morning. The outgoing Chair of the CSD, Amb. Razali
Ismail (Malaysia), will open the session. The first item on the
agenda is the election of officers. Klaus Tpfer, Germany's
Minister for the Environment, is expected to be elected as the new
Chair of the CSD. The remaining members of the Bureau will then be
elected. Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General for Policy
Coordination and Sustainable Development, will deliver an opening
statement. The agenda and other organizational matters
(E/CN.17/1994/1) will be adopted. After these organizational
matters are addressed, Tpfer is expected to invite the ministers
of Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands to introduce the reports of
the CSD intersessional meetings hosted by their Governments. It is
possible that other delegates will report on the intersessional
meetings held in their countries. After the presentation of these
reports, the floor will be opened for general discussion on
progress in the implementation of Agenda 21, focusing on the
cross-sectoral components of Agenda 21 and the critical elements of
sustainability (Agenda Item 3). This general discussion will
continue through Tuesday afternoon.